Global increases in antibiotic consumption: a concerning trend for WHO targets

• Published in: The Lancet infectious diseases Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 10 - 11
• Main Authors: Roberts, Scott C, Zembower, Teresa R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Amoxicillin; Ampicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Antibiotics; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Antimicrobial activity; Antimicrobial agents; Ceftriaxone; Consumption; Drug Prescriptions; Drug resistance; Drug Utilization; High income; Humans; Income; Infections; Infectious diseases; Low income groups; Multidrug resistance; Multidrug resistant organisms; Organisms; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Sulbactam; Thorax; Trends; World Health Organization; β Lactamase

Eili Klein and colleagues2 did a systematic evaluation of antibiotic consumption according to the WHO AWaRe Classification Database across 76 countries from 2000 to 2015.3 This study provides valuable insight into antibiotic prescribing trends at a global level. Infections with extended-spectrum β-l...